Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Tower design shall be monopole unless alternative better blends
Wireless telecommunications or broadcasting towers shall be a monopole design unless it is determined that a lattice design or alternative tower design would better blend into the surrounding environment
Height
- Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.199 ft
in no case, shall any tower and antenna exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height
Lighting
- Tower lighting restriction
Wireless telecommunications or broadcasting towers shall not be illuminated with any type of lighting apparatus, unless such lighting is a requirement of the FAA or FCC
Other
- Buffering and screening of ground equipment
Any ground equipment area shall be subject to the buffering and screening requirements of Section 36.2-647
- No outdoor storage
There shall be no outdoor storage associated with a wireless telecommunications or broadcasting facility
- Preservation of mature tree growth
Existing mature tree growth on the site shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible
- Security fencing required
Wireless telecommunications or broadcasting towers and associated facilities shall be enclosed by security fencing
- Small cell facilities shall be concealed
Such facilities shall be substantially concealed from view by means of painting or tinting to match the surface of the building or support structure
- Small cell equipment placement on utility poles min 10 ft above grade10 ft
When mounted to a utility pole or similar structure, panels shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet above adjacent grade
- Tower dismantling and removal within days of disuse90 days
dismantle and remove such tower and associated facilities from the site within ninety (90) calendar days of the tower no longer being used
Setback
- Minimum tower setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residentially zoned lot50 ft
in no case shall the base of a tower be located closer than fifty (50) feet or forty (40) percent of the height of the tower, whichever is greater, to any residentially zoned lot
Signage
- Signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on towers
No business or other related sign shall be permitted on any wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower or associated facilities or equipment
From the ordinance
the maximum height of any proposed wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower and associated antenna shall be established by a condition of a special exception permit or the development plan of an approved PUD District, but in no case, shall any tower and antenna exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height